Editorial: Justice denied for raped service members

Sex assault in military must be prevented

6:03 PM,
May 9, 2013

Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff, Air Force, pauses as he testifies during Wednesday's Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing. Among the topics discussed were sexual assaults across the military.

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The shocking new report on sexual assault in the military makes plain that insurgents, the Taliban and al-Qaida aren't the only threats to U.S. service members; conduct by their own band of brothers is reprehensible and getting worse. If the findings do not compel Congress and the White House to make good on their promises of improved oversight and more certain justice for victims, the disgrace is theirs to share.

The Department of Defense's annual report on sexual assault is a kind of report card on criminal sexual conduct, ingrained misogyny, institutionalized frat-house behavior, and ...